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Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS)

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Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) by 19.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 47,186 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 7,828 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC's holdings in Mosaic were worth $1,275,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Mosaic during the first quarter worth $26,000. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new position in Mosaic in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Mosaic in the 4th quarter worth $41,000. Ethos Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Mosaic in the 4th quarter valued at about $55,000. Finally, ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd grew its stake in shares of Mosaic by 115.1% during the fourth quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 3,166 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $78,000 after acquiring an additional 1,694 shares in the last quarter. 77.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Walter F. Precourt III sold 18,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.73, for a total value of $643,140.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 128,546 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,592,948.58. The trade was a 12.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on MOS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Mosaic from $29.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Scotiabank reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Mosaic in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Mosaic from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, June 7th. BNP Paribas raised Mosaic to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Mosaic from $33.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Mosaic has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $34.58.

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Mosaic Price Performance

NYSE MOS traded down $0.53 on Thursday, hitting $37.29. 3,063,961 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,820,794. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The company has a market cap of $11.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.12. The Mosaic Company has a 1-year low of $22.36 and a 1-year high of $38.06. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $34.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of $28.89.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.04. Mosaic had a return on equity of 4.91% and a net margin of 3.32%. The business had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.65 EPS. The firm's revenue was down 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that The Mosaic Company will post 2.04 EPS for the current year.

Mosaic Company Profile

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The Mosaic Company, through its subsidiaries, produces and markets concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Phosphates, Potash, and Mosaic Fertilizantes. It owns and operates mines, which produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients, such as diammonium phosphate, monoammonium phosphate, and ammoniated phosphate products; and phosphate-based animal feed ingredients primarily under the Biofos and Nexfos brand names, as well as produces a double sulfate of potash magnesia product under K-Mag brand name.

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